Developing Skills of Inquiry, Design and Communication
- design, construct, and test a variety of weather instruments
- use appropriate vocabulary, including correct science and technology terminology, in describing their investigations and observations
Use the information to complete the chart.
The source of this information is American so you may have to determine the equivalent metric unit to record in the chart.
Instrument Name
What It Measures
Unit of Measurement
.
Barometer
air pressure
millabars
thermomiter
Celcies and farenhight
tempiture
rain gouge
rainfall
Milimeters
cambell stoker recorter
sunshine
hours
wind vain
wind direction
nourth south east west
hygrometer
humididy
Celcies anad farenhight
doppler radar
weather
pictures
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Clouds
Understanding Basic Concepts
- explain the formation of clouds and the effects of different cloud formations on weather and climate
1. What are clouds? Clouds are water and ice particals flouting in the air.
2. Explain how clouds form. Clouds form when air cools below its saturation point and causes water vapor to condense into tiny water droplets.
3. What are the 3 "families" of clouds and what do their Latin names mean? Cirrus means 'curl of hair', cumulus means 'heap', and stratus means 'layer'.
4. Follow the links to learn about each type of cloud and then complete the table on the next page.
To help you identify clouds, download, print and construct the following "Cloud Key". http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/cloudkey.pdf After completing the chart, you could try a Cloud Quiz at; http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/animations/cloudzstart.shtml
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Forecasting
Understanding Basic Concepts
-recognize large-scale and local weather systems
- predict local weather patterns using data from their own observations of weather and from weather reports
- identify patterns in air movement
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Warm and Cold Fronts
Understanding Basic Concepts
- explain the difference between warm and cold fronts and the factors that influence both of these systems
- identify types of weather associated with each front
Write the capital letter A or B at the end each sentence. A = Cold Front B = Warm Front 1. Cool air mass - warm air mass moves in.B
2. Warm air mass - cool air mass moves in.A
3. Brings gentle rains that may last for hours or days.B
4. Strong winds are formed followed by heavy rain, crashing
thunder, and flashing lightning.A
5. When the front passes, the temperature warms up and it
becomes humid.B
6. When the front passes, the weather turns cooler.A
7. Farmer Brown prefers this type of front.B
8. Usually happens and is over with quickly.A
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What is Weather?
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/weather/how.html1. Define weather is the condishion an area at an spicific time or place.
2. What four factors affect weather: Sun, air, water, the earths movment.
Weather vs Climate
http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/index.htm3. What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate is the place's weather history and weather is what is happining that exact day.
Air Pressure
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/whighlow/whighlow.htm4. Complete the following chart:
High Pressure
Low Pressure
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Measuring the Weather
- design, construct, and test a variety of weather instruments
- use appropriate vocabulary, including correct science and technology terminology, in describing their investigations and observations
The following web site describes some of the instruments meteorologists use to collect data about the weather.
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/weather/instruments.html
Use the information to complete the chart.
The source of this information is American so you may have to determine the equivalent metric unit to record in the chart.
Barometer
air pressure
millabars
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Clouds
- explain the formation of clouds and the effects of different cloud formations on weather and climate
Use this web site to answer the following questions.
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/weather/clouds.html
1. What are clouds? Clouds are water and ice particals flouting in the air.
2. Explain how clouds form. Clouds form when air cools below its saturation point and causes water vapor to condense into tiny water droplets.
3. What are the 3 "families" of clouds and what do their Latin names mean? Cirrus means 'curl of hair', cumulus means 'heap', and stratus means 'layer'.
4. Follow the links to learn about each type of cloud and then complete the table on the next page.
To help you identify clouds, download, print and construct the following "Cloud Key".
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/cloudkey.pdf
After completing the chart, you could try a Cloud Quiz at;
http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/animations/cloudzstart.shtml
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Forecasting
-recognize large-scale and local weather systems
- predict local weather patterns using data from their own observations of weather and from weather reports
- identify patterns in air movement
Read the details at http://weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/forecast/camp.html and follow the links.
The following questions and organizers will help you keep track of the crucial information you’ll need.
Cloud Forecasting
Wind Forecasting
Senses Forecasting
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Warm and Cold Fronts
- explain the difference between warm and cold fronts and the factors that influence both of these systems
- identify types of weather associated with each front
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es2002/es2002page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization
Write the capital letter A or B at the end each sentence.
A = Cold Front B = Warm Front
1. Cool air mass - warm air mass moves in.B
2. Warm air mass - cool air mass moves in.A
3. Brings gentle rains that may last for hours or days.B
4. Strong winds are formed followed by heavy rain, crashing
thunder, and flashing lightning.A
5. When the front passes, the temperature warms up and it
becomes humid.B
6. When the front passes, the weather turns cooler.A
7. Farmer Brown prefers this type of front.B
8. Usually happens and is over with quickly.A
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